cute as a button...

for the love of a hot glue gun.  as {tacky} as it may be, it truly makes a world of difference with some things... and, really, is a one-year-old going to be able to tell?

now, i had seen some similar things to this on pinterest, but they were all super complicated and required way too many materials and prep.  so, i can honestly say i have not found something that is exactly like the way i did things here...

crafty necessities {yields: one happy birthday girl}

5 x 7 frame, i'd recommend black or white depending on your colors

1 sheet of card stock to back the letter

wooden letter of choice

embellishments

hot glue gun

acrylic paint of choice

i painted my letter a very pale pink, as i figured there would be little pops of color that would show through in between the embellishments.  i chose mainly buttons in different colors, shapes and sizes, as well as some rhinestones and 3D stickers and beads.

i started by hot gluing the biggest buttons down, and then went from there.  a toothpick came in real handy to get the smaller buttons into tough spaces and push down to secure them without singeing my fingertips off {i had just gotten a fresh manicure after all!}.  i used tiny beads to fill smaller holes and give the letter a little more "bling," because miss samaira is one fancy lady!

once the entire letter was filled, i glued it onto a light blue piece of card stock and placed it in my frame.  you don't use the glass for this project, and it gives the frame a nice "pop-out" look.  i did reinforce the letter with some extra cardboard to make sure it wasn't flimsy...

 and there we have it!  i thought about decorating the frame itself, but didn't want to distract from the monogram; overall i think it turned out awesome!!! it was also fairly inexpensive, and only cost me about $20 for all the supplies; craft on people!